Progressive Code Restriction — Section II.5.a. Further Restricts Resume Representations
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/135#Progressive_Code_Restriction_—_Section_II.5.a._Further_Restricts_Resume_Representations
Properties
Instance of
ProgressiveEthicsCodeRestrictionRetroactiveInapplicabilityPrinciple
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ProgressiveEthicsCodeRestrictionRetroactiveInapplicabilityPrinciple
Applied to
Evolution of NSPE Code provisions from Section 3(e) through Section 3(c) to Section II.5.a.
Balancing with
Contextual Resume Emphasis Permissibility Principle
Concrete expression
The Board notes that since Case 79-5, the NSPE Code has again been modified with Section II.5.a. further restricting permissible representations, and applies this current, more restrictive language to Engineer A's case rather than the narrower standards under which prior cases were decided
Confidence
0.85
Importance
medium
Interpretation
Each successive code amendment broadened the prohibition on qualification misrepresentation; the Board applies the current, most restrictive standard to Engineer A's conduct, distinguishing prior permissive outcomes as products of narrower code language
Invoked by
Engineer A Collaborative Credit Misrepresenting Job-Seeking Engineer
Tension resolution
Prior permissive outcomes (Case 72-11) are distinguished as decided under narrower code language; current code language requires stricter compliance
Source Evidence
Source text
Since our decision in Case 79-5, the NSPE Code of Ethics has again been modified. The Code language appears to restrict even further the representations which engineers may make in resumes, brochures, correspondence, etc.
Text references
New Section II.5.a. specifically addresses the issue of professional qualification misrepresentation.
Since our decision in Case 79-5, the NSPE Code of Ethics has again been modified.
The Code language appears to restrict even further the representations which engineers may make in resumes, brochures, correspondence, etc.
TTL
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
135
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T15:47:00.091383+00:00
First case
135
Generated
2026-03-01T15:47:00.091383+00:00
Attributed to
Case 135 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T15:57:44.750122
Generated by
ProEthica Case 135 Extraction